6.3% ▲ +174.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry for workers in Bell, employing 31.4% of the local workforce. While full-time work is common here, the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. The unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than in most similar areas.
55.0% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly a third of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include education and training at 10.8% and accommodation and food at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 15.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 11.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30211/bell/topic/employment